In the Taiping Army's Dazhai, at this time, only the 500,000 reserve army led by Huang Xu remained in place, while the other two armies had already gone far as planned.

Huang Xu ordered Lu Bo, Yu Zhendong, Guan Tang and others to lead the army to demolish the camp with great fanfare, and pretended to be panicked, in short, they tried hard to make the British and Indian army understand that the Taiping army was ready to withdraw.

Of course, such a fanfare of the Taiping Army must not be able to hide from the British and Indian troops, and besides, their every move has already been passed into the ears of the British and Indian troops.

And several leaders of the British and Indian armies are also thinking about countermeasures.

This includes the commander-in-chief of the British forces in India - Montgomery I, who was responsible for commanding the Anglo-Indian forces on the front line, and two important generals under his command, one is the commander of the British cavalry in India - Harry, that is, the one who led the five cavalry to escape from Zeng San's men, and the other is the commander of the British infantry in India - Wallace, these three are the leaders of the British forces in India and the commanders of the Anglo-Indian forces.

In addition to the three of them, there are two important figures, one is the puppet prime minister of the Indian colony - Ali Khan, and the other is the commander-in-chief of the Indian colonial coalition - Singh, these two high-ranking figures of the Indian colonial authorities also went to the front.

It can be seen that the British and Indian armies also attached great importance to this battle against the Taiping Army.

The five of them were sitting together, discussing the current war.

"Harry, Wallace, tell me, what do the Taipings want to do?" Montgomery touched the two short beards on his mouth, and asked his two right-hand men with a puzzled face.

Montgomery, in his early Chinese New Year's Eve, has white skin, brown hair and blue eyes, and an eagle nose. A neatly cut general's uniform indicates his noble status.

He was a British nobleman, and after the general, his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all famous generals in Britain. He sat on the throne of the commander-in-chief of the British army in India at a young age, although he was talented, and the family power behind him should not be underestimated.

To put it bluntly, a large part of the reason why Montgomery can hold the position of commander-in-chief is because the Queen of England needs to rely on his family to serve the British Empire, so it is not so much that the fat difference of the commander of the British army in India was earned by Montgomery with his own strength or his family background, but rather that the Queen's Majesty gave him a handout to appease his family.

However, although the political and nepotism in this is very complicated. But one thing is undeniable, this Montgomery's strength is indeed very strong, his swordsmanship has reached the eighth level, his riding skills are excellent, and he has won the title of knight of the British Empire.

In a word. Montgomery is not the kind of fool who has a big brain and only knows how to use his family's prestige to make his own profits. It is a young general with real strength.

Especially after arriving in India, he combined his outstanding military talents with extraordinary communication skills, successfully established himself as commander-in-chief of the British forces in India, and impressed all the British troops and Indians.

So, Montgomery was not a mediocre man.

And Montgomery is not only brilliant in his own right, but even more amazing. He actually produced a world-renowned military strategist for his country, the British Field Marshal during World War II, Montgomery.

Field Marshal Montgomery was the grandson of General Montgomery.

Of course, that's an afterthought.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, these Chinese are full of cunning. No one knows what they are thinking, but judging by their behavior, it is estimated that they are trying to escape. Cavalry Commander Harry pursed his lips, shrugged, and spread his hands.

He thinks that the Taiping Army really wants to run.

He fought with Zeng San, although he was defeated and almost lost his life, but this also made him really understand the strength of the Taiping Army, and he knew in his heart that these people were not easy to mess with.

Harry, the commander of the cavalry of the British army in India, Tu Baozi, did not go to any formal military academy, did not have any background and background, he can sit in the position of cavalry commander, it is completely meritorious.

He is a rare cavalry genius, and the pursuit of the concept of cavalry riding is simply to a kind of fanaticism, in his words, he was born to ride, his goal is to become the first person in the world's cavalry, and the cavalry he commands must also become the best in the world's cavalry.

Such people are really rare.

And he, the cavalry commander, although it sounds like a big name, but to put it bluntly, he is a colonel, yes, Harry's cavalry commander is a colonel, he has worked hard and accumulated countless military exploits, but he just got a colonel to be a colonel, which is not worth it for many people, and even some people secretly speculate whether this Harry will be unhappy, but Harry doesn't think so, he is optimistic, because he has pursuits.

Harry's ideals are noble and ambitious.

However, his pursuit is not understandable to everyone, most people listen to his ideals, just laugh it off, and the only person who can really understand and support him is Montgomery, which may be one of the most important reasons why an arrogant person like Harry is willing to obey Montgomery's command.

Harry, forty-five years old, bronzed, brown-haired, black-eyed, vulgar appearance, some people say that he is half Asian blood, legend has it that the mother who gave birth to him is Oriental, but this matter is impossible to verify, Harry never admits it, in his subconscious, he does not like Orientals, he thinks Orientals are timid and fearful, lack manliness, far inferior to them Westerners.

With Harry's age and military rank, it is estimated that it will not be long before he can retire with honor, after retiring, he can not only get a large amount of compensation, but the queen will also give him land and servants, in short, a general like Harry, life after retirement is quite comfortable.

However, this is what Harry is afraid of, he is afraid of retirement, he is not willing to live that comfortable life, because all his life is on horseback, he was born to ride, if he really wants to live that kind of boring life after retiring, then it is really better to let him die.

So, he has to work hard now, hoping to make some achievements in these limited years, so as to fulfill his wish, and now, the opportunity is in front of him.

Because, opposite him, there was one of the strongest cavalry in the world, the iron cavalry of the Taiping army.

It's an opportunity, a chance to prove yourself.

As soon as this eastern cavalry appeared, it shocked him and made him put away his contempt, especially the one-on-five battle, although he finally retreated, but the Taiping cavalry left a deep impression on him, no, it was not so much an impression as a lesson, and this lesson, he will never forget, therefore, he must defeat the cavalry of the Taiping army, while avenging the blood hatred, but also use the blood of the strong to prove his invincibility.

And now that he heard that the Taiping army might have to retreat, he was eager to try again.

Montgomery glanced at Harry, who seemed to be a little insincere, the expression on his face was as calm as ever, he turned his head and looked at Wallace again, and saw that Wallace was bowing his head, as if he was thinking about something.

Montgomery didn't interrupt him, withdrew his gaze, crossed his hands together, and propped up his head, he was waiting.

"I'm afraid the Taiping army is really going to run." Wallace suddenly raised his head and said abruptly.

His eyes shone with wisdom, and he seemed to be able to discern a qiē.

Hearing this, Montgomery was slightly stunned, he didn't understand why Wallace was so sure, so he said without thinking: "And then?" ”

If the Taiping army really wants to run, then they have to prepare well.

"In accordance with the orders of His Excellency the Commander, our scouts monitor the movements of the Taiping Army day and night, and the Taiping Army has a slight disturbance, we must be able to know, but from the information just fed back, two of the three major armies of the Taiping Army have retreated, and they do not know where to go, and the remaining one is also packing up and seems to be preparing to retreat, at the same time, we know from the interception that a very strict rebellion is taking place within the Chinese Empire, and several provinces have declared independence, according to my speculation, These Taiping troops received information from the country before retreating in a panic. Wallace said calmly.

Wallace, the commander of the infantry of the British army in India, an Englishman, and Montgomery can be regarded as half a fellow countryman, and his family is also famous in the upper class of British society, however, his family is different from Montgomery's family, Montgomery's family has been a military general for generations, and Wallace's family is a civil official, and his father is the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the dynasty, holding the financial power of the United Kingdom, and is one of the most relied on ministers of the Queen.

When it comes to family background, Wallace and Montgomery can be said to be comparable, but Montgomery's family has a deep heritage and has been thriving for many years, while Wallace's family only flourished in his father's generation, so in this comparison, the backgrounds of the two are still somewhat different.

However, the personalities of Wallace and Montgomery are also somewhat similar, they do not want to rely on the shadow of their parents, but are willing to use their own struggles to achieve their dreams, which is why they will give up the comfort of London to come to India.

Wallace hopes to have a good experience in the melting pot of India and make a career to show others.

Speaking of Wallace's personal situation, on the whole, the conditions are good, in his thirties, about the same age as Montgomery, fair-skinned, handsome, like a scholar rather than a general.

In addition to having a set of leading the army, he is Montgomery's most relied on strategist, and many of Montgomery's instructions are almost all from Wallace's hands, he is equivalent to Montgomery's half brain.

And when Montgomery listened to Wallace's words, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, if Wallace's words were true, then they had to act decisively. (To be continued......)